Waterberg municipalities best in Limpopo

The Solidarity Research Institute (SRI) released its Livability Monitor for Limpopo recently, indicating the province’s best and worst municipalities. 
Good news for residents in Lephalale and Mokopane is that Municipalities in the Waterberg District are the best
performing municipalities in Limpopo.
According to Eugene Brink, senior researcher of the SRI, Limpopo consists of five district municipalities which are further subdivided into 25 local municipalities.
Brink said the Thabazimbi Local Municipality, part of the Waterberg District Municipality, received the best livability score of 5,5 out of 10. Lephalale scored
5 and Mogalakwena 4.
“Owing to a large number of
households with access to running water, a relatively low crime rate compared to other municipalities in the province and a low unemployment rate, municipalities in the Waterberg District Municipality
generally fared better than municipalities within other district municipalities.
Nonetheless, there are many vacant positions in these municipalities,” Brink added.
The purpose of the monitor is to measure the livability of the province at municipal level. Livability is measured by analysing a range of key indicators such as the availability of water, electricity and jobs as well as sub-indicators falling under it. 
The monitor forms part of Solidarity’s commitment to provide tax payers with information on how their tax money is utilised. 
Mainly through research, the trade union acts as watchdog by monitoring the spending of the workers’ taxes.